About Us
Serious about quality, reckless about fun.
A family-owned and operated small business in Durham, North Carolina.
What Drives Us
Our Why
Honestly…we ask ourselves that every day.
Not as easy as we expected. If we’d known the headaches, late nights, and endless test prints, maybe we would’ve sold our souls to corporate America. Instead, here we are, absolutely committed and trying to turn our Stickymade Worldwide Headquarters into something that will someday impress our friends and assure our parents we really did think this through.
Hundreds. Thousands. Sticker shops are everywhere. But that doesn’t scare us. It motivates us. We’re not stopping until Stickymade is the name in stickers.
We don't know where this journey will take us, but here’s our promise:
The Founders
Our Story
Hi there, I’m Tyler, Stickymade’s founder and owner. My wife, Alena, and I have over ten years of experience in nonprofit leadership and fundraising, aviation, and arts management, which often leads people to ask us how in the world we started making stickers and labels.
Stickymade was born out of a low moment. I had quit my job in private equity, spent far too long hunting for a company to buy, and finally caved to the persistent entrepreneurial voice in my head: “Fine, I’ll just start my own.” The problem was I had never made a sticker in my life. Solution: Figure it out the hard way.
I launched Stickymade to do tangible marketing right. It’s been a wild ride of highs and lows that has taken our family on an incredible journey into the world of print.
Why Stickers? Three Reasons.
Print Isn’t Dead
Print is far from dead. People are burnt out on digital ads and junk emails; but give them a great sticker and they’ll slap it on a water bottle, laptop, or car bumper. They’ll carry your brand with them everywhere. To drive that point home: Google, a company that literally is the internet, still sends print ads in the mail. Pretty old school, but they know print cuts through the digital noise.
A Swiss Army Knife
Service stickers were the business cards of my parents’ electrical company. Alena’s career in fundraising taught her the power of stickers to connect with donors, promote artists, and build communities. Put us together, and we’re basically a Swiss Army knife for small businesses, trades, nonprofits, and artists who want their brands to stand out.
A Boss? Nope.
Going back to having a boss? Nope. Retirement? Not at my age. Social media influencer? I can think of other ways I’d rather embarrass myself. Making stickers and labels isn’t a cake walk, but I wouldn’t want to be in any other industry.
If you’re still reading this, consider me impressed.
What We Live By
Our Values
Every company says they have “core values.” We’re not here to inspire you with corporate jargon or kumbaya nonsense. These are the things that keep our stickers and labels from being trash and our business from being boring and soulless.
Chameleons change color to communicate. Try it.
Meet Huey
Our Mascot
Huey is our roll-up-the-sleeves, can-do chameleon. He’s handy and artsy, knows his stuff, and has effortless style.
Why a chameleon? Because they’re way cooler, and weirder, than we could have imagined. Turns out they don’t change color to hide. Nope, it’s all about communication and temperature control. And their tongues? Covered in honey-like goo that makes them insanely sticky. A perfect match for a company obsessed with vibrant, tacky, colorful stickers and labels.
As for the name, Huey is our nod to hue, the pure colors of the color spectrum. You can call him Hue, the Huester, or Huebert if you’re feeling formal; he’s not picky.
Dual Meaning
Made to Sticky in Your Head
Great prints make your design hard to forget.
See ReviewsWhy Choose
Stickymade
North Carolina roots, nationwide reach.
Whether you’re a business looking to build your brand, an artist wanting to share your work, or a nonprofit on a mission to make an impact, we’ve got you covered.
Let’s Get Down to It
Join Us
We’re calling on you, our fellow creatives, doers, and sticker lovers, to join us on our journey to grow this thing. We can’t do it without you.
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